Employee Spotlight
Curiosity about race, behavior paves a path for Wilkins from Alabama to California
![Tamekia Wilkins Tamekia Wilkins](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/Employeespotlights//blogfiles/105076small.jpg)
In celebration of Black History Month When she was younger, Tamekia Wilkins believed that becoming a movie star was her calling. “Then reality sank in, and I knew that wasn't going to happen,” said Wilkins, an evaluation...
Inspired by the power of research, Wang uses science to help people
![Science piqued Yu-Chen Wang’s interest when she was in high school. Science piqued Yu-Chen Wang’s interest when she was in high school.](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/Employeespotlights//blogfiles/104966small.jpg)
Yu-Chen Wang is a UC Cooperative Extension plant pathology advisor serving Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. Wang, who joined UC ANR in 2022, studies diseases on vegetable and berry crops. “So far, I have been...
'Ninja Warrior' IPM advisor creates buzz about insects
![Eric Middleton, UC integrated pest management advisor for San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties, can often be found examining plants for insect pests. Eric Middleton, UC integrated pest management advisor for San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties, can often be found examining plants for insect pests.](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/Employeespotlights//blogfiles/103587small.jpg)
When he's not swinging over pools of water or navigating past other obstacles on American Ninja Warrior, Eric Middleton, UC integrated pest management advisor for San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties, can often be found examining plants for...
Family’s health ordeal, Filipino values shape Irene Padasas’ Extension career
![Irene Padasas works to build close relationships within and across communities; here she participates in a Irene Padasas works to build close relationships within and across communities; here she participates in a](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/Employeespotlights//blogfiles/102812small.jpg)
Community nutrition and health advisor builds bridges across cultures in Tulare, Kings, Fresno and Madera counties At a young age, Irene Padasas – UC Cooperative Extension community nutrition and health advisor for Tulare, Kings, Fresno and...
Four questions about 4-H: Humiston recounts how 4-H shaped her life journey
![A young Glenda Humiston (second from right) poses with the town trash cans painted as part of a 4-H project, along with her sisters (right-most and left-most) and her mother (second from left). Photos courtesy of Glenda Humiston A young Glenda Humiston (second from right) poses with the town trash cans painted as part of a 4-H project, along with her sisters (right-most and left-most) and her mother (second from left). Photos courtesy of Glenda Humiston](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/Employeespotlights//blogfiles/102393small.jpg)
If you're on a video call with Glenda Humiston when she's in her home office, you'll see the sign right above her left shoulder, prominently displayed: “4-H CLUB MEMBER LIVES HERE.” It's the same sign that hung on her...